October 2, 2017 5:44 PM

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Viswanathan Anand finishes joint-second in Isle of Man Championship

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand capped his impressive run with another victory over Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan in the ninth and final round to end at joint second at the Isle Of Man Chess Championship. Anand took 53 moves to overpower Yifan to finish with 7 points. He shared the second spot with America's Nakamura Hikaru.World Champion Magnus Carlsen won the title with 7.5 points after a short draw against Nakamura.Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Swapnil S Dhopade finished at the joint third position at 6.5 points..

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